Two Gamblers Listed by NHL Central Scouting
April 24, 2013 - United States Hockey League (USHL)
Green Bay Gamblers News Release
(Green Bay, WI) -) NHL Central Scouting released their Final Rankings on Wednesday and two Gamblers were listed among the top North American Skaters and Goaltenders. The list includes defensemen Gustav Olofsson (51st) and forward Alex Kile (136th).
In its 38th year of operation, NHL Central Scouting was established prior to the 1975-76 season as a service for the NHL member clubs. The Central Scouting department consists of a staff at the NHL Offices in Toronto, Ontario, along with eight full time scouts and 15 part-time scouts throughout North America.
The 2013 NHL Entry Draft will take place on June 30th at the Prudential Center in Newark, New Jersey.
Overall, 32 former Gamblers have been selected in the annual draft. The list is as follows:
PLAYER ROUND YEAR NHL TEAM
JORDAN SCHMALTZ 1ST 2012 ST. LOUIS BLUES
ANDY WELINSKI 3RD 2011 ANAHEIM DUCKS
ADAM WILCOX 6TH 2011 TAMPA BAY LIGHTNING
ALEX BROADHURST 7TH 2011 CHICAGO BLACKHAWKS
AARON HARSTAD 7TH 2011 WINNEPEG JETS
CHRISTOPHER CRANE 7TH 2010 SAN JOSE SHARKS
NICK JENSEN 6TH 2009 DETROIT RED WINGS
ANDERS LEE 7TH 2009 NEW YORK ISLANDERS
JUSTIN BRAUN 7th 2007 SAN JOSE
MIKE FORNEY 3rd 2006 ATLANTA
ERIC GRYBA 3rd 2006 OTTAWA
DEREK LaPOINT 4th 2006 FLORIDA
GREG BELLER 6th 2005 NEW YORK RANGERS
BLAKE WHEELER 1st 2004 PHOENIX
VICTOR ORESKOVICH 2nd 2004 COLORADO
KYLE KLUBERTANZ 3rd 2004 ANAHEIM
WES O'NEILL 4th 2004 NEW YORK ISLANDERS
SPENCER DILLON 9th 2004 FLORIDA
LUKE BEAVERSON 9th 2004 FLORIDA
MATT GREENE 2nd 2002 EDMONTON
MATT JONES 3rd 2002 PHOENIX
NATE GUENIN 4th 2002 NEW YORK RANGERS
JAKE TAYLOR 6th 2002 NEW YORK RANGERS
JOEY CRABB 7th 2002 NEW YORK RANGERS
ADAM BURISH 9th 2002 CHICAGO
JOHN EICHELBERGER 7th 2000 PHILADELPHIA
JURE PENKO 7th 2000 NASHVILLE
ED HILL 2nd 1999 NASHVILLE
STEPHAN BABY 7th 1999 ATLANTA
JEFF FINGER 8th 1999 COLORADO
AARON MISKOVICH 5th 1997 COLORADO
HEATH GORDON 6th 1997 CHICAGO
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